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The Incorporated Trustees of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ United Associations (SOKAPU) have filed a suit against the Minister of Works, David Umahi, over the death of Mary Habila, a nurse who died while attached to his medical team. CityNews understands that Habila died on June 27 while at the minister’s residence, a development that has continued to attract public attention and demands for a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. The Ebonyi State Police Command had earlier said it would proceed with an autopsy despite objections reportedly raised by members of Habila’s family. Umahi had also written to the Ebonyi State…

The presidential flag bearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has waved off the recent insinuation and innuendo by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in respect of Federal  Government Pension backlog, as unnecessary ghosting and futile political shadow chasing by an inept APC-led administration. The Atiku Media Office in a response on Friday described as untenable frivolity the disguised brickbat by the President to visiting Northeast political stakeholders led by  Governor Babagana Zulum, where he blamed pension problems in the country on the Obasanjo/Atiku government that left office almost two decades before his. “Both President Tinubu and…

Opposition parties have criticised the Presidency for celebrating a reported commendation letter from United States President Donald Trump to President Bola Tinubu on Nigeria’s fight against insecurity, with some political figures questioning the authenticity and significance of the correspondence. The parties, which spoke separately with Saturday Punch, argued that the reported letter did not reflect the security realities confronting Nigerians. While some described the correspondence as routine diplomacy, others maintained that any commendation by Trump should be interpreted strictly within the context of the fight against terrorism and not as an endorsement of the Tinubu administration’s overall security performance. The reactions followed the Presidency’s announcement…

KEY TAKEAWAYS NURTW national president, Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, said on Friday that no state governor can suspend the union’s activities. MC Oluomo made the claim in Abuja while inaugurating a seven-man Osun caretaker committee led by Kazeem Oyewale, citing court rulings against bans. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, had ordered NURTW suspension and levy collection stoppage after factional clashes, while NURTW said the committee stays until issues end. The national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has declared that no state governor has the power to…

President Bola Tinubu has declared that he’s clearing the mess the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar created while he was the Vice President of Nigeria. Tinubu accused Atiku of privatizing government investment while in government but forgot to pay pension. He disclosed this during a meeting with the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Association and the Northeast stakeholders for renomination Kashim Shettima as his vice presidential running mate. According to Tinubu: “There is nowhere like home. I have experienced being in America and have taken the best of America in my chosen profession, accountancy and finance. Where can I…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has ordered nationwide shoot-at-sight on persons with illegal firearms. Disu gave the order at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State capital, on Friday According to him, President Bola Tinubu had directed that insecurity in Benue must come to an end, emphasizing that only authorised security personnel were permitted to bear firearms. He added that the era of passive policing was over. “You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated. “We have given them…

The Budget Office of the Federation has denied spending a dime on the contentious Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PEAC/PFIPC. The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, made this clarification on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the establishment and budgetary provisions of the PEAC/PFIPC. Yakubu stressed that while the National Assembly approved funds for the council, the statutory conditions required to release, pay, or spend the money were never met. “The conclusion is firm. Not one kobo of the personnel provision could lawfully have been drawn, and…

The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of officers captured in a viral video attempting to extort money from a motorist along Lagos –Benin Expressway. In the video, one of the officers said he would have slapped and detained the motorist if he was Igbo. The circulating footage of the incident had sparked widespread anger across the country with several Nigerians calling for the arrest and prosecution of the officers. Addressing journalists on the incident on Friday, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the erring personnel have been identified and arrested. “The Command…

The leadership of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday night met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The high-level engagement focused on strengthening cooperation between the executive and legislative arms of government as both institutions continue to address key national issues. Politics Nigeria reports that the meeting was led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and brought together Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso, who represents Imo West. President Tinubu; Senate Leaders Akpabio and Barau The lawmakers held closed-door talks…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a shocking revelation of how his vice, Atiku Abubakar, funded his impeachment plot with N5 million during his first term in office. Obasanjo made the allegation in response to Olusegun Osoba, former Ogun State governor, over comments relating to the political events that led to the 2003 general elections. In a statement, Obasanjo claimed that the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, was encouraged to commence impeachment proceedings after a meeting with Atiku. “Na’Abba’s impeachment began at the presidency by the Vice-President, who on a Friday when I was out of the…